HIV more prevalence risk increased workers will be exposed to blood from patients

what do most hospitals now practice

Universal Precautions

what is Universal Precautions

presupposed ALL patients are potentially infective

what has Center for Disease Control recommended

specific guidelines for protecting healthcare worker washing hands thoroughly before and after testing using appropriate barrier precautions prevent skin and mucous membrane exposure when contact with blood or other bodily fluids is anticipated

careful handling of ____ is very importants to the healthcare worker

needles

most hospitals have guidelines in place to prevent injuries caused by

needles scalpels other sharp instruments or devices during procedures when cleaning or didsposing of uised instruments

what should not be done to needles when disposing

not be recapped purposely bent or broken by hand removed from syringes or manipuilated in any way

blood transports oxygen from lungs and nutrients from digestive tract to all body cells
transports carbon dioxide to lungs and nitrogenous waste to kidney for elimination from body
transports hormones from endocrine glands to target organs

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